20 Best True Crime Podcasts For Road Trips

1. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff

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My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921...MORE Hosts Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 490.3KTwitter 315.8KInstagram 897.2K Avg Length 54 min Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Crime Junkie Podcast

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Crime Junkie is a weekly podcast dedicated to giving you a true crime fix. Every Monday, Ashley Flowers will tell you about whatever crime she's been obsessing over that week in a way that sounds like you're sitting around talking crime with your best friends.MORE Email ****@audiochuck.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 515.3KTwitter 135.7KInstagram 1.2M Avg Length 49 min Since Dec 2017 Get Email Contact

3. Last Podcast

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The Last Podcast On The Left covers all the horrors our world has to offer both imagined and real, from demons and slashers to cults and serial killers, The Last Podcast is guaranteed to satisfy your blood lust.MORE Hosts Henry Zebrowski, Marcus Parks, Ed Larson
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 90 min Get Email Contact

4. Missing

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Missing is a true crime podcast that tells stories of missing people, homicides, and injustices. Starting in 2015 with the disappearance of Maura Murray, Missing has covered the vanishings of Brianna Maitland, Brandon Lawson, Phoenix Coldon, Trenny Gibson, Daniel Robinson, Jessica Stacks, Erica Franolich, Cieha Taylor, Calvin Johnny Hunt, Abbie Flynn, Tabitha Queen, Raymond Green, Alicia Markovich, Niqui McCown, Samantha Tapp, Archer Ray Johnson, Dale Williams, Morgan Bauer, Pepita Redhair and more mysteries in depth.MORE Hosts Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna
Producer/Network Crawlspace Media
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Facebook 20.5KTwitter 12.6KInstagram 7.5K Avg Length 66 min Video Podcast YouTube
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5. Scam Goddess

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'Scam Goddess is a podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it! Each week host Laci Mosley (aka Scam Goddess) keeps listeners up to date on current rackets, digs deep into the latest scams, and breaks down historic hoodwinks alongside some of your favorite comedians! It's like true crime only without all the death! True fun crime!'MORE Host Laci Risë Mosley
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 44.1KTwitter 12.3KInstagram 45.1K Avg Length 68 min Get Email Contact

6. Serial

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Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. 'Serial' began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show 'This American Life.' In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.MORE Host Sarah Koenig
Producer/Network Serial
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 427.4KTwitter 279.6KInstagram 59.4K Avg Length 42 min Since Oct 2013 Get Email Contact

7. Casefile True Crime

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Fact is scarier than fiction. Subscribe to Casefile Premium to receive ad-free episodes released one week early, along with access to bonus Q&A's, our exclusive show 'Behind the Files', and more.MORE Host Casey
Producer/Network Casefile Presents
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 74KTwitter 57.8KInstagram 83.4K Avg Length 70 min Since Jan 2016 Get Email Contact

8. Up and Vanished Podcast

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Up and Vanished is an investigative true crime podcast hosted by Atlanta filmmaker Payne Lindsey. Up and Vanished aims to tell compelling, true stories and give these cases the exposure they deserve.MORE Host Payne Lindsey
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 104KTwitter 40.7KInstagram 29K Avg Length 42 min Get Email Contact

9. American Scandal

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Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls...MORE Host Lindsay Graham
Producer/Network Wondery
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 169.7KTwitter 109.3KInstagram 114.8K Avg Length 29 min Since Sep 2018 Video Podcast YouTube
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10. Morning Cup Of Murder

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Ever wonder what murder took place on today in true crime history? If so, sit back and grab a cup of coffee as you enjoy your daily dose of True Crime goodness. Your host, Korina Biemesderfer, guides you through history with tales of murder, abduction, serial killers, crimes of passion, cults, and more in this short form daily true crime podcast.MORE Host Korina Biemesderfer
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 6.3KTwitter 766Instagram 4.9K Avg Length 13 min Since May 2019 Get Email Contact

11. Southern Fried True Crime

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Erica Kelley is a native Tennessean exploring historical and contemporary true crime in the South. Southern charm is attempted but southern sass is bountiful. Join her as she shows you just how southern fried the justice system can be in the Deep South.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast,MORE Host Erica Kelley
Producer/Network Erica Kelley
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 29.2KTwitter 9.4KInstagram 16.3K Avg Length 56 min Get Email Contact

12. Ear Hustle

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Ear Hustle, from Radiotopia, brings you stories of life inside prison, shared and produced by those living it. The podcast is a partnership between Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and Nigel Poor, a Bay Area artist. The team works in San Quentin's media lab to produce stories that are sometimes difficult, often funny, and always honest, offering a nuanced view of people living within the American prison system.MORE Hosts Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods
Producer/Network Ear Hustle & Radiotopia
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 31.4KTwitter 24.5KInstagram 72.2K Avg Length 45 min Since May 2017 Get Email Contact

13. The Generation Why Podcast

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The Generation Why Podcast released its first episode in 2012 and pioneered the true crime genre in the podcasting world. Two friends, Aaron & Justin, break down theories and give their opinions on unsolved murders, controversies, mysteries and conspiracies.All episodes are available for free, with ad-free episodes available for Wondery subscribers.MORE Hosts Aaron Habel, Justin Peripheral
Producer/Network Wondery
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 30.6KTwitter 25.8KInstagram 38.5K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

14. Paper Ghosts

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Deep in America's heartland, on a scorching July 4th weekend in 1981, an alarm went out the massive farmhouse of an Ohio family was engulfed in flames. All four residents were found dead. But was it the fire that killed them? In season 2 of PAPER GHOSTS, investigative journalist and bestselling true crime author M. William Phelps' search for answers takes a turn after the discovery of declassified documents and a cache of never-before-heard audio tapes help expose the dark truth behind what happened 40 years ago.MORE Host M. William Phelps
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
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Apple Rating 4.4/5 Avg Length 19 min Get Email Contact

15. The Dropout

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Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did her technology, meant to revolutionize healthcare, potentially put millions of patients at risk? And how did so many smart people get it so wrong along the way? ABC News chief business, technology and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis, along with producers Taylor Dunn and Victoria Thompson, take listeners on a journey that includes a three-year-long investigation.MORE Hosts Rebecca Jarvis, Taylor Dunn, Victoria Thompson
Producer/Network 20/20 True Crime
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 132.1KTwitter 15.1KInstagram 20.9K Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

16. Radiolab Presents: More Perfect

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How does an elite group of nine people shape everything from marriage and money to safety and sex for an entire nation? Radiolab's first-ever spin-off series, More Perfect, dives into the rarefied world of the Supreme Court to explain how cases deliberated inside hallowed halls affect lives far away from the bench.MORE Host Julia Longoria
Producer/Network WNYC Studios
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 22.4KTwitter 7.8KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact

17. Criminal

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Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE Host Phoebe Judge
Producer/Network Criminal Productions
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 41.9KTwitter 37.3KInstagram 55.7K Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact